Material handlers

NOC

75101

move, load and unload materials by hand or using a variety of material handling equipment.

Full NOC Description

Material handlers handle, move, load and unload materials by hand or using a variety of material handling equipment. They are employed by transportation, storage and moving companies, and by a variety of manufacturing and processing companies and retail and wholesale warehouses.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Load, unload and move products and materials by hand or using basic material handling equipment

Move household appliances and furniture onto and off moving trucks or vans

Perform other material handling activities such as counting, weighing, sorting, packing and unpacking.

Operate winches and other loading devices to load and unload materials onto and off trucks, railway cars and loading docks of warehouses and industrial establishments

Operate industrial trucks, tractors, loaders and other equipment to transport materials to and from transportation vehicles and loading docks and to store and retrieve materials in warehouses

Connect hoses or pipes and operate equipment to load and unload liquid petroleum, chemical or other products into or from tank cars, tank trucks or storage tanks

Operate equipment to dump materials such as coal, ore and grain into or to remove materials from railway cars, trucks or other vehicles

Operate conveyors and equipment to transfer grain or other materials from transportation vehicles to elevators, bins or other storage areas

May perform other activities, such as opening containers and crates, filling warehouse orders, assisting in taking inventory and weighing and checking materials.

Also Known As

bin filler
coal handler
conveyor console operator
forklift truck operator
freight handler (except air transport)

furniture mover

lumber piler - building supplies

material handler

railway car loader

stockpiler

storage worker - material handling

truck loader

warehouseman/woman

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Some secondary school education may be required.

Physical strength is required for manual material handlers who work with heavy materials.

Provincial Regulation

Not Provincially Regulated

Employment by Sex

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8.8%

Female

91.2%

Male

Employment by age

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16.6%

15-24

21.8%

25-34

21.0%

35-44

18.4%

45-54

18.7%

55-64

3.5%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by highest level of education achieved.

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17.7%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

53.4%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

6.7%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

16.5%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

5.8%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

The following graph shows the industry groups in which the largest shares of persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick are employed. Small percentages for all top three industry groups may suggest employment for this occupation is widely distributed amongst many industry groups.

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26.3%

Manufacturing

24.0%

Retail trade

23.7%

Transportation and warehousing

26.0%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons employed in this occupation in New Brunswick by which economic region they reside in.

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13.70%

Northeast

44.10%

Southeast

18.00%

Southwest

16.30%

Central

7.90%

Northwest

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the average salary of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

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$43,600

Northeast

$47,400

Southeast

$49,800

Southwest

$44,000

Central

$50,000

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

Employment Outlook

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